Need to give a big shoutout to transition, I own a patrol and would find it difficult switching to anything else. that bike is the most fun playful bike I have ever owned, rails corners and is just such a blast to ride!!

As a 2017 Scout owner, who test rode almost every Enduro bike on the market, until I fell upon the scout I can tell you that Transition's message about the Scout and it's relationship to "fun" is not just marketing. The Scout has a fun element that all the bigger suspension bikes sadly lack. It's fun to climb and on an average downhill trail it's so snappy and agile that you are the one with the biggest smile on your face at the end of the trail. Yes there are moments where you could imagine yourself on a bigger hitting bike but for 95% of the trail you know you are riding the perfect bike. And unless you are hitting the downhill like Aaron Gwin this bike is perfect. .. The only bummer is how to justify an upgrade to the 2018 model after one year

patrol! totally depends on your riding this guy is clearly pushing the limits of that scout, most riders would ride this stuff on an bigger travel bike. I own a patrol and definitely wouldn't go with less travel , the patrol recommends 30-35% sag which if doing larger drops which i do occasionally will bottom the travel

@Rambo387: might be late on this, but I would go scout. Had the same dilemma. got the 2018 scout and wouldn't change it for any other bike. I wouldn't judge a bike just on the amount of travel it has, so many riders get caught up in numbers (myself included). I'd say the scout is as capable if not more than the patrol. Pound in laps on the scout, and it'll ask for more. Hope this helps!

Not to take away from the video, because I did really enjoy it...but this didn't exactly demonstrate the "the limit of what the bike can handle".

Frankly, modern (read burlier) trail/am bikes handle big drops fairly well, at least those with relatively smooth landings. I'd prefer to see the bike's limits pushed in the steep gnar....this video comes to mind as an example of what I mean:

@nvranka thanks for the feedback man! Showing steepness in a video that does it any kind of justice is one of the toughest things. This trail is actually pretty steep and is definitely not smooth, excluding a couple of the jumps, but it doesn’t really translate to video. Also, this bike isnt meant to be the all out steep knar bike, it’s designed to be playful on a variety of terrain similar to what most people ride regularly. So we wanted to show that